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dragnet

[drag-net] / ˈdrægˌnɛt /
NOUN
manhunt
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STRONG


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Half in a dream he wandered forward to the riverward side of the tree, where great winding roots grew out into the stream, like gnarled dragonets straining down to drink.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

This person admittedly has no desire to nurture one who should prove to be of merely human seed, but your objection to propagating a race of dragonets turns on a keener edge.

From Kai Lung's Golden Hours by Bramah, Ernest




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